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Krakman

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6 Oct 2009 - 12:54 AM

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I hope posting this here is OK, but seeing as everyone is discussing wedding photography, I was really chuffed to receive in the post today a copy of Real Life Weddings magazine, with a 7 page article illustrated with our pictures (interview with the bride Natasha, whose wedding we photographed). It looks like they have it on their website too.

As SWMBO and I have just been photo-ing weddings for three years it's quite a new experience for us having our wedding photos published (it's our second spread, we also have one in the current issue of Best Scottish Weddings), so it's a real buzz!

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6 Oct 2009 - 4:10 AM

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Good publicity for you.

This year we've had weddings featured in OK Magazine twice (once for a premiership footballer I am not to mention the name of in relation to 'personal publicity' and the other for the daughter of the owner of a Castle in Cheshire) and we were also the photographers at a wedding featured in Episode 3 of the TV Series "Four Weddings". Now that was an experience especially watching the episode when it was broadcast (cringe)

It all helps though doesn't it

Krakman

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6 Oct 2009 - 9:47 AM

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Thanks very much


Quote: Now that was an experience especially watching the episode when it was broadcast (cringe)

I imagine it must have been, I find it painful enough listening to recordings of my voice, let alone video.


Quote: it sounds like you have two very happy clients there

We've always (so far, touch wood) been lucky with our clients, don't have any of the horror stories you sometimes hear. This couple were just lovely, their positivity and enthusiasm really comes across in the interview. Which helped a lot!

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6 Oct 2009 - 10:23 AM

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Hi James

Incredibly, there were 4 film crews on the day as well as an outside gantry yet they were remarkably unobtrusive. The whole idea was that they filmed everything that went on as it happened with nothing stage managed and as you know ('cos you probably do the same with your weddings), the photographer becomes the MC on the day so we more or less decided what happened and when.

The really odd thing is that with 4 film crews filming for several hours, the total broadcast time was only about 10 mins but Neil and I managed to get in on shot plenty of times.

Virgin Media even bought some stills from us for their publicity.

We were episode 3 as I mentioned so we didn't have anything to go by but having seen the episode broadcast (and others in the series) and seen how the brides are 'treated', I couldn't possibly recommend any bride going through the process as some of the comments are quite hurtful. Jonathan, the producer, has asked is to source other couples because he liked the way we ran the day but there is no way I am going to suggest this to any of 'our' brides - the program is too cruel in my opinion though I suppose people taking part should know what it's all about by now.

Sorry to hijack the thread

Krakman

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6 Oct 2009 - 1:02 PM

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Congratulations Martin Jordan ARPS!

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6 Oct 2009 - 1:16 PM

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There is an element of luck in that so much depends on the clients, the venues and the weather as well as the attitude, professionalism and skill of the photographer.

We have gone as far on a couple of occasions of refusing a booking where we felt we had no connection with the couple (we were very subtle about it though )

Krakman

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6 Oct 2009 - 1:26 PM

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Quote: We have gone as far on a couple of occasions of refusing a booking where we felt we had no connection with the couple

We would do the same if the situation arose. Because we want to carry on enjoying doing it, we put a lot of effort into it, and it would be soul-destroying doing it for someone who in some way didn't really want us to be there. On the whole I think we haven't had this because our style is a bit 'different', so people who pick us out usually do so because they want us. If they are not too sure about what they want, but just want someone to be there to take 'the formals' or have to have a photographer because everybody does have one, they probably go to the most visible guy eg. someone with a nearby high street presence.

Krakman

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6 Oct 2009 - 7:38 PM

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Thanks Cole!